Re(4): AltiVec optimization in Cocoa?
Re(4): AltiVec optimization in Cocoa?
- Subject: Re(4): AltiVec optimization in Cocoa?
- From: Jens Bauer <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 22:35:36 +0200
Hi David,
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> -I would expect that if you did write your code, so the compiler could
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> recognize that it would be possible to altivec-optimize it, it would; but
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> only if there are benefits in this optimization.
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>
No, i think vectorized optimisation is too complex for today's compilers to
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recognize them.
OK, I guess that it's due to that Fred (MrCpp) came by and dropped some
tricks onto the compiler, that it produces better optimized code in
general then ? :)
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> No need to optimize one load-modify-and-store operation if it's used only
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> once. ;)
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>
Depends on how lengthy that operation is. If program initialization could be
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halved from 10 to 5 seconds, then I think the optimization would be useful
>
:)
Ofcourse; no doubt!
Love,
Jens
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Jens Bauer, Faster Software.
-Let's make the World better, shall we ?
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